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Spanish Socialist politician and prime minister of Spain.
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Traders cut the odds of a Fed hike this month to 23% from 71% in a week, and the 10-year Treasury yield still climbed to its highest since 2002. Stocks rallied on the softer Fed outlook, so AI earnings now have to justify equity prices against a risk-free rate above 5.3%.
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Treasury 10-year yields hit a 24-year high of 5.349% on Oct. 5, the day a U.S. services survey showed the highest prices reading since July 2022. French and Spanish strain looks secondary, since Spanish yields fell and French ones held that session.
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France's bond spread over Bunds touched about 150 basis points on Friday, the most since 2011, and the euro fell to $1.1118 on Monday, a 17-month low. Holders of unhedged euro assets now carry French fiscal risk through the currency as well as through the bonds.
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Pedro Sanchez called a November 29 election after Spain's right-wing opposition killed two emergency decrees against evictions and property speculation. For owners of Spanish rental housing, the vote is a contest between the government that wrote those measures and the parties that voted them down.
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France's debt worries pushed the euro as much as 0.8% lower on Monday, below $1.12 and its weakest against the dollar since May 2025. With the Paris budget fight under way before next year's vote, firms pricing across both currencies carry the exposure this quarter.
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Madrid crowds called for a general strike as tens of thousands marched a day after Spain's parliament rejected emergency housing measures. For employers with staff in Spain, the strike is still a demand from the street, while the rent pressure behind it has been building for a decade.
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Emmanuel Macron and Pedro Sanchez welcomed the idea of Britain rejoining the EU after Prime Minister Andy Burnham raised it in a speech. Sterling holders are still waiting on London, because a welcome from two EU capitals commits Britain to nothing.
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